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Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol

U.S. Open Cup
Rayo
2-1-3
2-1
Final
Espanyol
2-1-3
Estadio Municipal de Butarque

Match pulse

RAYAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTESP
55%Possession46%
16Shots19
2On target5
3Corners5
3Saves0
10Fouls15
45'+2'Unai LópezRAY63'Marcos FernándezESP67'Giorgi TsitaishviliRAY70'Pathé CissRAY80'Gnangoro Bouare SamakeRAY90'+1'Alexandre AlemãoRAY90'+8'Omar El HilaliESP
Team1H2HT
RAY202
ESP011

Who won: Rayo 2-1

Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 2-1 on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Estadio Municipal de Butarque. Goals for Rayo: Álvaro García (3') and Adrià Pedrosa (26'). Goals for Espanyol: Roberto Fernández (54').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8Álvaro GarcíaAM-L
  2. 27.3Adrià PedrosaLB
  3. 36.8Emil AuderoG
  4. 46.8Roberto FernándezF
  5. 56.7Javi HernandezAM-R
  6. 66.6Pedro DíazAM
  7. 76.4Florian LejeuneCD-R
  8. 86.4Andrei RatiuRB
  9. 96.3Mujaid SadickCD-L
  10. 106.3Sergio CamelloF
  11. 116.2Bryan ZaragozaSUB
  12. 126.1Edu ExpósitoSUB

Team stats

RAYESP
10Fouls15
5Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
0Offsides2
3Corner Kicks5
3Saves0
54.5Possession45.5
16SHOTS19
2ON GOAL5
0.1On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
370Accurate Passes285
450Passes361
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses7
8Crosses21
0.4Cross %0.3
76Long Balls49
30Accurate Long Balls26
0.4Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots7
9Effective Tackles5
15Tackles10
0.6Tackle %0.5
15Interceptions7
32Effective Clearances22
32Clearances22

Player of the game

Álvaro García

RAY · 1 G, 1 A

7.8

Deserved to win

32%
RAY · 1.71 xG
25%
Draw
43%
ESP · 1.85 xG

Espanyol deserved better: 43% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Espanyol 1.
  3. 90'+9'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.

  4. 90'+8'

    Red card

    Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the red card.

    O. El Hilali

  5. 90'+8'

    Handball

    Handball by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).

  6. 90'+7'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross.

    L. Cabrera

  7. 90'+6'ESP

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.

  8. 90'+5'ESP

    Free kick won

    Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).

  10. 90'+4'RAY

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.

  11. 90'+2'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Marcos Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lozano with a cross.

  12. 90'+2'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'+1'

    Yellow card

    Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Alexandre Alemão

  14. 90'+1'RAY

    Foul

    Foul by Alemão (Rayo Vallecano).

  15. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  16. 88'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross.

  17. 86'ESP

    Free kick won

    Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).

  19. 86'Andrei Ratiu

    Foul

    Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano).

  20. 86'

    Free kick won

    Bryan Zaragoza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 85'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  22. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Á. García

    Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Álvaro García.

    I. Balliu

  23. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for U. González de Zárate

    Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Urko González de Zárate.

    P. Lozano

  24. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Espanyol. Roberto Fernández is caught offside.

  25. 82'ESP

    Foul

    Foul by Urko González de Zárate (Espanyol).

Leaders

RAYESP
Total Shots
Pedro Díaz
3
Javi Hernandez
3
Accurate Passes
Pathé Ciss
52
Leandro Cabrera
42
Defensive Interventions
Pathé Ciss
14
Leandro Cabrera
9
Saves
Emil Audero
3
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Season seriesESP leads series 4-1